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AvailabilityMSRP in USD: $294
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Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Core i5-14600KF outperforms the cheaper Core i7-960 on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Core i5-14600KF is 5110 days newer than the cheaper Core i7-960.
Advantages of Intel Core i7-960
- Up to 25% cheaper than Core i5-14600KF - $220.0 vs $294.99
Advantages of Intel Core i5-14600KF
- Performs up to 46% better in World of Warcraft than Core i7-960 - 227 vs 156 FPS
- Up to 8% better value when playing World of Warcraft than Core i7-960 - $1.3 vs $1.41 per FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i7-960 - 20 vs 8 threads
World of Warcraft
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Maximum
Intel Core i7-960 Processor 3.20 GHz 8 MB Cache Socket LGA1366
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Core i5-14600KF
Desktop • Oct 17th, 2023
FPS
227
100%
Value, $/FPS
$1.3/FPS
100%
Price, $
$294.99
74%
FPS and Value Winner
Intel® Core™ i5-14600KF New Gaming Desktop Processor 14 cores (6 P-cores + 8 E-cores) - Unlocked
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Maximum
Core i7-960
Desktop • Oct 20th, 2009
Core i5-14600KF
Desktop • Oct 17th, 2023
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i7-960 | vs | Intel Core i5-14600KF |
|---|---|---|
| Oct 20th, 2009 | Release Date | Oct 17th, 2023 |
| Core i7 | Collection | Core i5 |
| Bloomfield | Codename | Raptor Lake |
| Intel Socket 1366 | Socket | Intel Socket 1700 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 4 | Cores | 14 |
| 8 | Threads | 20 |
| 3.2 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.5 GHz |
| 3.5 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 5.3 GHz |
| 130 W | TDP | Not Available |
| 45 nm | Process Size | 10 nm |
| 24.0x | Multiplier | 35.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
| No | Overclockable | Yes |
Builds Using Core i7-960 or Core i5-14600KF
World of Warcraft, 1920 x 1080, Maximum
192 FPS
$6.77/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060 Ti 8 GB
Core i5-14600KF
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$1,299.99
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179 FPS
$9.77/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Core i5-14600KF
16 GB, N/A Storage
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207 FPS
$12.08/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070
Core i5-14600KF
16 GB, N/A Storage
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216 FPS
$11.57/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070 SUPER
Core i5-14600KF
16 GB, N/A Storage
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213 FPS
$8.69/FPS
Radeon RX 7800 XT
Core i5-14600KF
16 GB, 2 TB SSD
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